The latest NIQ on premise update highlights a continued shift in the beverage alcohol landscape, with spirits reinforcing their leadership position. Over the past year, spirits grew value by just over 2% despite declining volumes, indicating that price and premiumization are driving performance rather than consumption growth.
The YTD 2026 Beverage Performance report from 3 Tier Beverages highlights a market undergoing a meaningful recalibration, with modest top-line declines masking significant structural shifts.
In 2026 Functional Food & Beverage Predictions, Spate maps the trends set to shape the year ahead using billions of search signals and social data, revealing where wellness demand is accelerating fastest and which formats are evolving from niche to mainstream.
Consumer preferences in the soda aisle are shifting—fast. In Q2 2025, both regular and diet/alternative sweetened sodas rebounded with sales growth across natural, MULO, and convenience channels.
Brightfield Group’s Q2 2025 Energy Report reveals how the definition of “energy” is evolving from stimulation to stability, with consumers now prioritizing mental clarity, emotional steadiness, and sustainable energy over spikes and crashes.
Discover the fastest-rising food and beverage trends of Q2 2025—powered by real-time search and TikTok data that reveal what consumers are truly craving next.
In this exclusive quarterly deep dive curated for BevNET Insiders, 3Tier Beverages breaks down the latest trends shaking up the beverage industry.
Is the food and beverage funding freeze finally thawing? FABID’s Q1 2025 Report reveals a surprising rebound in deal size and investor appetite—just not where you might expect.
Both subcategories see positive sales performance and have bounced back from negative unit sales the year prior.
Drinks featuring sea-derived ingredients like algae, spirulina, and sea moss are gaining strong momentum, fueled by rising consumer interest in health, sustainability, and plant-based nutrition.
The On Premise universe grew in December, particularly driven by openings of Casual dining outlets, which were the most common venue type.
According to the Spate Popularity Index, the Energy, Sports, and Functional Drinks category has experienced steady growth, with further expansion anticipated. View the full BevNET Insider exclusive report.
Consumer sentiment is finally improving, and the economy is solidly on the rise. View the full report in partnership with SPINS.
Zoe Leavitt, Retail & Food Technology Analyst at CB Insights, led the online presentation, which explored recent investments, current trends and forward-thinking innovations in the food and beverage industries.
In this edition, the podcast team is joined by BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman and the editors of BevNET’s sister sites, Brewbound’s Chris Furnari and Project NOSH’s Carol Ortenberg, each of whom offered their take on the most pertinent trends and issues within the industries they cover.
